Our students' #FAITH shows in their work, and actions! If you're looking for an academic experience for your child or grandchild that integrates Catholic values, visit stmaryschoolswormville.org to learn more.
#CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders #SMStheplacetoBEE
Mrs. Picone's 1st graders (who are now off to 2nd grade!) took advantage of a sunny day before school let out to do some reading outside. We are blessed to have such a large, beautiful campus with many outside spaces to learn, relax, run & play! Remember to get outside this summer & have some fun, read, or work on your summer packets!
#getoutside #grade1 #grade2 #welovereading #summerfun
SMS students love playing in the gaga ball pit that Collin Terrill built last year for his Eagle Scout project! The pit was dedicated at our HSA School Picnic a few weeks ago. The entire school, as well as representatives from Collin's top contributors to the project, the Knights of Columbus and St. Mary School HSA, were on hand for the dedication.
Collin and his family are longtime St. Mary's parishioners, and his younger sister attends St. Mary School. Thank you Collin for this wonderful addition to our campus that many groups from the school & parish can enjoy using!
#BoyScoutsofAmerica #EagleScout #gagaball #playground #SMStheplacetoBEE
đ Our school families are used to receiving "The Buzz" school newsletter via email every Thursday evening during the school year. Seeing as it's now summer however, we thought we'd try something a little different...
...our teachers & staff got together on the last day of school to read some of their favorite bedtime stories aloud, so that your little "bees" at home can enjoy them all summer long! Please enjoy the first video in this new series we're calling "Bedtime Stories for Bees".
Mrs. Wojtaszek is up first with the aptly titled, "And Then Comes Summer", written by Tom Brenner and illustrated by Jaime Kim. Click the link below to see the video: https://youtu.be/HoMecJbThII
Each week we'll be featuring a new bedtime story, so plan to join us on Thursday evenings as you let your little SMS "bees" wind down for bed with a bedtime story and goodnight prayer.
We can't wait to see all of our amazing students again in the fall, until then please enjoy this series!
#bedtime #bedtimestory #goodnight #bedtimeprayer #summernights #readaloud #bedtimestoriesforbees #SMStheplacetoBEE
Our Grades 3&4 Soccer season ended a few weeks ago in a scrimmage for Team Rivera & Team Terrill. Congratulations to all of our student athletes on a great season!
#grade3 #grade4 #soccer #youthsports #coedSoccer
âď¸ đ đ Our Montessori Summer Adventures are off to a great start with "Ocean Week"! Friends slipped & slid their way into summer with water themed activities outside, & fun with seashells & lots of other ocean-themed work inside!
#oceanweek #hellosummer #seashells #montessori #slipandslide #montessorilearning
âď¸ Happy Summer! Please note our Summer office hours.
#Summertime #SchoolsOut #SeeYouInSeptember
đ You're looking at the best of the bunch! Students pictured achieved "Principal's Honor Roll" status for the 2024-5 school year. To achieve this honor students must have a final average of 97% or above, including exams! Super job everyone!
#highaverage #principalshonorroll #superstars #SMStheplacetoBEE #KNOWLEDGE
Congratulations to our students who received virtue awards for the months of May & June! We recognized students (& teachers!) who showed #zeal and #kindness during the last 2 months of the school year. Great job everyone!
#virtues #virtueawards #may #june #SMStheplacetoBEE #FAITH
Oh the places our littlest "bees" will go! Congratulations to our Montessori Kindergarten class & Miss Gon's Kindergarten class who celebrated their Moving Up Day last week! Thank you to Mrs. Munro for the lovely bee themed cookies, to Mrs. Latona for setting up the reception, & to our Kindergarten room parents & teachers who worked so hard to make this important year of school special! See more photos here: https://tinyurl.com/86cj6z77
#Kindergarten #Montessori #MovingUpDay #Ohtheplacesyoullgo #DrSeuss #SMStheplacetoBEE
Leaky cups, bounce houses, relays, hot dogs, bees, & volleyball were just part of the fun at our annual HSA School Picnic! Faith Families competed against each other for the glory & honor of winning the day's competitions. Congratulations to Mrs. Bishop's St. Joan of Arc Faith Family for coming in 3rd place overall, Mrs. Baker's St. Thomas Aquinas Faith Family came in 2nd place, and Mr. Dolan's St. Vincent de Paul Faith Family members were declared the winners of the 2025 HSA Picnic!
The day wrapped up with a pep rally hosted by 4th grader, Patrick H., dressed as our school mascot, & the traditional 8th grade vs. the faculty volleyball game! Our Class of 2025 had a little help from a friend - Fr. Peter! The 8th grade came out victorious over the teachers & staff despite their best efforts - way to go 8th grade!
A big thank you to the SMS alumni who showed up to serve food, volunteer at the games, & referee, score & announce the volleyball game!
Click here to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/4djbkdd4
#fieldday #schoolpicnic #StMarysHSA #FaithFamilies #SMStheplacetoBEE #volleyball #classof2025 #peprally #TRADITION #SMSalumni
đđ "Thank you for being a friend" was the theme of our end of year Montessori Children's House Picnic! Students did a great job singing, then enjoyed a lovely picnic and time on the playground with their families. Thank you to Ashley Latona for setting up the impressive spread! Click here for more photos: https://tinyurl.com/33xpxu23
#montessori #thankyouforbeingafriend #montessorifriends #SMStheplacetoBEE #preK3 #preK4 #Kindergarten #family
We'd like to wish all Fathers, Grandfathers, Stepfathers, Foster Fathers, Godfathers, and Father figures a Happy Father's Day!
A Prayer For Fathers
Heavenly Father,
you entrusted your Son Jesus,
the child of Mary,
to the care of Joseph, an earthly father.
Bless all fathers
as they care for their families.
Give them strength and wisdom,
tenderness and patience;
support them in the work they have to do,
protecting those who look to them,
as we look to you for love and salvation,
through Jesus Christ
our rock and defender.
Amen.
#Fathers #HappyFathersDay #PrayerforFathers #FAMILY
đ¤ How would you like to build your own MANSION... out of MARSHMALLOWS? That's exactly what Mrs. Picone's 1st graders did in this engineering challenge! Students had to draw out a plan for how they would use marshmallows & toothpicks to create the tallest structure they could. It also had to stand on its own! After they built their structures they thought about what other materials they could use to make their mansions bigger & stronger. What a sweet project!
#marshmallowmansion #engineeringdesign #grade1 #sweettreats
đ¤ What do you want to be when you grow up? Our grade 4 & 5 students have some great answers to this question! After taking aptitude tests to identify their potential skills & interests, students chose careers to research & present reports on. They came up with costumes, props & posters to aid their presentations, which were open to friends & family during a "career fair" at SMS last week. Check out more photos of the event here: https://tinyurl.com/3k3m5jxv
#careerfair #grade4 #grade5 #whenIgrowup #knowledge
We're pawsitively in love with these animal poster projects that Mrs. Picone's 1st graders created! Students were sure to exclude any irrelephant information, and their posters turned out otterly amazing!
#grade1 #WILDaboutanimals #researchproject #SMStheplacetoBEE
It was a beautiful day for a field trip! Our 4th and 5th graders enjoyed learning about Colonial Times at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village. They even got to do some "chores" like grinding corn and feeding the chickens!
#BuffaloNiagaraHeritageVillage #grade4 #grade5 #knowledge #history
Miss Krista's Golden Retriever, "Benny" visited our Montessori classroom for the last time before summer break today! Our students absolutely loved watching Benny grow this year, and he brought lots of love and laughter to us all. â¤ď¸
#HereComesSummer #goodBoy #MontessoriLearning #goodDog
đđ The SMS Class of 2025 enjoyed dinner, bowling, & camaraderie at their "Bees Banquet" last week, held at Transit Lanes! This end of the school year tradition for our 7th & 8th grade classes & their families, formerly known as the 8th grade dinner dance, is an opportunity for our students to celebrate together with friends and look back on their time at St. Mary School before graduation. A great time was had by all, click the link to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/3jrvmvy4
#classof2025 #grade8 #beesbanquet #dinnerdance #TRADITION #FAMILY #CelebrateGoodTimesComeOn #SMStheplacetoBEE
đśđđž How much is that doggie in the auction? Woof, woof! Thank you to the Terrill family for bidding on & winning Miss Kirwan's "Puppy, Playground & Popsicles" experience in our 2025 "Spring for Success" Silent Auction! Grade 3 students enjoyed freezie pops, lots of puppy snuggles, and even a game of kickball on our playground last Sat. am with Miss Kirwan and her pup, "Deebo".
#springforsuccess #silentauction #grade3 #playground #puppy #popsicles
